Following a pair of Topps releases, the Heroes trading card license made the jump to Rittenhouse. While they only made one set for the show, which came out after its final season, it’s easily the most comprehensive. The 2010 Rittenhouse Heroes Autographs checklist features 50 cards once you count variations and incentives.
From an aesthetic standpoint, these stand out from their earlier Topps counterparts due to the lack of stickers. All autographs are signed on-card.
The checklist is very strong with virtually all of the lead cast signing. Hayden Panettiere leads the way. There are also several signers more memorable for outside projects. Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars), Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange) and Madeline Zima (Californication) all fall under this category.
Milo Ventimiglia (Peter) and Masi Oka (Hiro) are the notable omissions.
2010 Rittenhouse Heroes Archives Autographs combine to fall 1:4 packs (six per box).
A handful of signers have two different autographs in packs. For Panettiere, Adrian Pasdar, James Kyson, Sendhil Ramamurthy and Jimmy Jean-Louis, variations are exclusive to special Archives Boxes.
2010 Rittenhouse Heroes Archives also as three incentive autographs that are not in packs. Dawn Oliveri (no lights in background) is a case topper. Star Trek legend and passer of things on the Internet, George Takei is the three-case incentive. Finally, Eric Roberts was only offered to those ordering six cases.
2010 Rittenhouse Heroes Archives Autographs Checklist
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Rarity Scale: Very Limited – 200-300 copies, Limited – 300-500 copies.
David Anders as Adam Monroe – Limited
David Anders as Takezo Kensei – Limited
Matthew John Armstrong as Ted Sprague
Kristen Bell as Elle Bishop – Very Limited
Alan Blumenfeld as Maury Parkman
Katherine Boecher as Alena
Bruce Boxleitner as Governor Robert Malden
Deanne Bray as Emma Coolidge
Francis Capra as Jesse Murphy
Katie Carr as Caitlin
Sally Champlin as Lynette – Limited
Jack Coleman as Noah Bennet – Limited
Ashley Crow as Sandra Bennet (no dog) – Limited
Ashley Crow as Sandra Bennet (with dog) – Limited
Nicholas D’Agosto as West Rosen
Jessalyn Gilsig as Meredith Gordon
Greg Grunberg as Matt Parkman – Limited
Jamie Hector as Benjamin Knox Washington
Ernie Hudson as Captain Lubbock
Eljko Ivanek as Emile Danko
Jimmy Jean-Louis as The Haitian (no tattoo) – Very Limited
Akihiro Kitamura as Tadashi – Limited
Swoosie Kurtz as Millie Houston – Very Limited
James Kyson Lee as Ando (red shirt) – Very Limited
Lisa Lackey as Janice Parkman
Kavi Ladnier as Mira Shenoy
David H. Lawrence as Eric Doyle (hand showing) – Very Limited
David H. Lawrence as Eric Doyle (no hand showing) – Very Limited
Malcolm McDowell as Daniel Linderman – Very Limited
Gabriel Olds as Agent Taub/Sylar
Dawn Olivieri as Lydia (lights in background)
Shalim Ortiz as Alejandro Herrera
Hayden Panettiere as Clarie Bennett (collared shirt) – Very Limited
Adrian Pasdar as Nathan Petrelli (white shirt) – Very Limited
Sendhil Ramamurthy as Mohinder Suresh (light on face) – Very Limited
Cristine Rose as Angela Petrelli – Limited
Richard Roundtree as Charles Deveaux
Danielle Savre as Jackie Wilcox
Blake Shields as Flint Gordon
Todd Stashwick as Eli (brown background) – Limited
Todd Stashwick as Eli (colorful background) – Limited
Tessa Thompson as Rebecca Taylor
Tamlyn Tomita as Ishi Nakamura
Rick Worthy as Mike
Madeline Zima as Gretchen
Incentives
Dawn Olivieri as Lydia (no lights) – Case Topper
Eric Roberts as Thompson (tree in background) – 6-Case
Eric Roberts as Thompson (looking up) – Rittenhouse Rewards Program
George Takei as Kaito Nakamura – 3-Case
Archive Box Exclusives
Jimmy Jean-Louis as The Haitian (tattoo visible on neck)
James Kyson Lee as Ando (white shirt)
Hayden Panettiere as Clarie Bennett (cheerleader outfit)
Adrian Pasdar as Nathan Petrelli (wearing tie)
Sendhil Ramamurthy as Mohinder Suresh (brown jacket)
